1937 VFL Round 5: Essendon v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 22 May 1937 between Essendon and Richmond during round 5 of the 1937 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Richmond at Windy Hill.
Keith Forbes captained the hosts with Len Webster as vice-captain.
Perce Bentley captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Baggott and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
Essendon
K. Forbes (capt.), L. Webster (vice-capt.), B. Anderson, J. Cassin, T. Freyer, F. Kelly, T. Lahiff, B. Luff, A. Maltby, N. McDermott, G. Pattinson, E. Plummer, L. Powell, D. Reynolds, T. Rippon, A. Roberts, H. Torney, L. Wallace, D. Welch
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), G. Bates, M. Bolger, D. Chirgwin, J. Cotter, J. Crane, J. Dyer, G. Grant, D. Harris, G. Hayes, R. Henderson, I. Hull, R. Martin, K. O'Neill, R. Scriven, G. Smeaton, J. Symons, J. Titus, B. Wells
Essendon (8.15.63) were defeated by Richmond (17.13.115).
Goalkickers
Essendon: K. Forbes (3), T. Freyer (3), F. Kelly (2)
Richmond: J. Titus (7), P. Bentley (3), J. Symons (3), G. Bates, D. Harris, R. Martin, G. Smeaton
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 9th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Richmond were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1937 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Essendon
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 22 May 1937
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
15,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 15 | 8 | . | 15 | (63) |
| Richmond | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 8 | 17 | . | 13 | 17 | . | 13 | (115) |
| Margin | RICH by 21 | RICH by 23 | RICH by 33 | RICH by 52 | RICH by 52 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Baggott
(Essendon),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Captains:
Keith Forbes
(Essendon),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
Len Webster
(Essendon),
unknown
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Murphy
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Anderson, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Forbes, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Freyer, Ted | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Kelly, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Lahiff, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Luff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Maltby, Arnold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McDermott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Pattinson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Powell, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Rippon, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Roberts, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Wallace, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Len (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Welch, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 15 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Bates, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Chirgwin, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Grant, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Hayes, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Henderson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Hull, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Scriven, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 10 | Wells, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 17 | 13 | |||